Gate-hinge.



G. B. MANLOVE.

GATE HINGE.

APPLICATION rmm NOV. 1. 1907.

Patented NOV. 24, 1908.

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GILBERT BEEBE MANLOVE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GATE -HING-E Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed. November 7, 1907. Serial No. 401,128.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT BEEBE MAN- LOVE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGate-Hinges; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to gates and attachments therefor, and it has forits object to provide a gate with attachments for supporting and closingthe same which can be removably applied thereto without perforating thegate, as will be hereinafter more fully set fort-h.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1is a perspective view of a gate provided with appliances embodyingcertain forms of my improved attachments; Figs. 2 and 3 are sectionalviews of one of the hinge members adapted to be secured to the innerbottom end of the gate; Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of one of themeans for securing said member in position; Figs. 5 and 6 are broken topplan and edge views, respectively of one of the hinge members adaptedfor use in connection with the attachment shown in Figs. 2 and 3; Figs.7 and S are broken plan and side elevations, respectively, of one formof the upper hinge.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a gate whichmay be of any desired construction, but is preferably what is known asan automatic gate, which is adapted to be opened and closed in theordinary manner and especially as shown in Patent No. 680,054, datedAugust 6, 1901, to which reference is made for a more detaileddisclosure of the same. In said patent the lower hinge is shown asforming a part of the gate which required said parts to be secured inposition when the gate was being assembled, or put together. In adaptingthis hinge for use with gates having frames of welded iron or steel, Iconstruct said hinge member 2 in the form of a right-angled or L-shapedcasting, having its inner face concaved or trough-shaped, as shown at 3,which is adapted to partially encircle the rails, l, of the gate at thelower inner corner. Said member is provided with rearwardly anddownwardly extending pintles, 5, the same as shown in my said formerpatent, and it is adapted to be secured to the rails 1 by means ofclamps, 6.

As shown more particularly in Fig. 1, said clamping members aresubstantially semi-cylindrical for encircling the rails and the hingemember, and one of them is provided with an eye, 7, with which a prongor extension 8 upon the other member is adapted to interlock, and theother ends are provided with corresponding perforated ears, orprojections, 9, through which a bolt, 10, is projected for holding themtogether, and thereby rigidly securing the hinge member 2 to said railswithout the necessity and consequent weakening of the rail members asheretofore generally practiced in securing attachments to gatestructures. Each of the semi circular clamping members has its innerface cut out on a different are to form a shoulder (3 to abut againstthe edges of the member 2 when the parts are assembled, the curved cutout portions at opposite ends of one clamping member being arranged toaline with the similar portions of the other member to form a similarsemicircular portion for engagement with the gate rails, and a largerportion to fit around the arm of the member 2 when in position on thegate rail to securely lock said rail and member against turning. Thesemembers (3 encircle the gate rails 4: and the hinge member 2 preferablyin two places about the center of the upper part and about twothirds ofthe way from the inner end of the other.

The pintles 5 upon said hinge member are adapted to engage with thethrow plate, 11, which may be of any desired form but preferably thesame as shown in my said former patent, and is adapted to be actuated bythrow rods, 12, in the usual manner. Said plate is adapted to be mountedupon the pintle 13 of an arm or bracket 14, which projects outwardlyfrom the post, 15. Instead of securing said bracket to the post by boltsin the usual manner, I prefer to construct the bracket of two parts, oneof which is provided with an eye 16 at one end and a perforated ear 17at the other end, and providing the other member with a hinge-likeprojection 18 at one end, which is adapted to engage with the eyeportion 16 and providing its other end with a perforated projection,which is adapted to register with the projection, 17 and to be drawntoward the same by means of a bolt 20, andthereby cause the encirclingportion of said bracket members to engage with the post with sufiicientrigidity to prevent movement of the same and yet permit the same beingattached or removed without the necessity of forming holes through thepost. The advantage arising from this construction will be readilyapparent when it is considered that the post is frequently formed frommetallic tubes or concrete material.

The upper hinge member 21 is also preferably formed from two membershaving one end adapted to encircle the post and provided with theinterlocking hinge portions, 22, similar to the portions 16 and 18 ofthe lower hinge and having the other end provided with a circularrecess, or opening, 23, for the reception of the vertical rail, 4:,which is adapted to rotate therein and form a hinge. A collar, 24, isadapted to be adjustably secured to the rail 4 above said hinge member,22, and by engaging therewith support the gate at the desired height.The upper face of the bracket 21 is preferably provided with an annulargroove 26, within which balls, 27, are adapted to be seated and therebyprovide a ball bearing support for engaging with the collar, 24.

By constructing a gate as above described, it is evident that thedifferent attachments may be secured thereto without drilling any holeseither in the post or in the gate members, and that any attachment canbe quickly replaced, thereby affording a very cheap and durablestructure. In addition to this, it permits of the attachment beingapplied to any ordinary gate or post without special preparation oradaptation.

Although I have shown and described my attachments as peculiarlyapplicable for what are known as automatic gates, it is evident thatmany of them can be applied to the ordinary gate with but slightvchanges.

Having thus particularly described my in- 1 vention, what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In combination with a gate, of a hinge member formed from a troughlike substantially L-shaped casting having a rearwardly extending pintleat its angle, clamping means for encircling the gate rails and saidmember for holding the latter in position, and a hinge member pivotallyconnected with said pintle for connecting said casting with a gate post.

2. A gate hinge comprising an approximately L-shaped trough-like castinghaving a rearwardly extending pintle at its angle, clamps for connectingsaid casting with the gate rails comprising semi-circular members, theconnecting ends of which are provided respectively with inter-lockingand perforated elements, a bolt operable to connect said perforatedelements, and a hinge member pivotally connected with said pintle forconnecting said casting with a gate post.

3. A gate hinge comprising an approximately L-shaped trough-like castinghaving a rearwardly extending pintle at its angle, clamps for connectingsaid casting with the gate rails comprising semi-circular members, theconnecting ends of which are provided respectively with inter-lockingand perforated elements, each of said semi-circular members having itsinner face at opposite ends cut out to form arcs of a circle ofdifferent sizes with a shoulder arranged between them, a bolt operableto connect said perforated elements, and a hinge member pivotallyconnected with said pintle for connecting said casting with a gate post.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GILBERT BEEBE MANLOVE.

Witnesses Orson SMITH, PAUL C. PnTMoN.

